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		<title>Cabrillo mole update</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 21:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Cabrillo mole project is in phase zero. City Engineer Bob Greenlaw gave the City Council an update project last week. Greenlaw anticipated tenants in the mole in 2028. He began his presentation to the Sept. 16 council meeting with an overview of the project. The following are highlights from the presentation. “So where we [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Climb in Tribute</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Photo by Nick Morrow Firefighters with the Avalon Station paid tribute to their fellow firefighters and other first responders who went into the twin towers on Sept. 11 in New York City, to battle the flames and attempt to save people after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Ten firefighters from Avalon Station, along with some paramedics [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon council introduces update housing rules</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon City Council introduced an ordinance updating the Municipal code for low and moderate housing and accessory dwelling units. The vote was unanimous. The resolution adopting the ordinance will return to the council at a future meeting for adoption. Discussion Contract Planner Kelly Ribuffo presented the staff report. (Due to space limits, the following [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New rules for short term rentals</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon City Council recently adopted new rules for short term rentals. The vote was unanimous. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent items are voted on collectively, without discussion, unless a council member pulls one or more items for further discussion. This item was not pulled. Mayor Anni Marshall asked the city manager to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina Island Health chief operating officer updates council on hospital</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Catalina Island Health’s chief operating officer had good news for the Avalon City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Tim Kielpinski said CIH had received its first Measure B payment in April and will receive another installment in January 2026. He said in July the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved two more $3-million awards [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon to pay landfill project fees</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The City Council this week voted unanimously to approve a fee agreement with LA County for the Pebbly Beach Landfill Site Life Optimization Project. The council also authorized the city manager to reimburse the county up to $72,000. According to Assistant City Manager Jocelyn Francis, the county is currently estimating the fees to review Avalon’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Council OKs firefighter agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon City Council this week voted unanimously to approve an agreement with the International Association of Firefighters Local 2295. The memorandum of understanding (contract) covers the period from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2028. “We did increase their uniform allowance by $500,” said City Manager David Maistros. “That has not been increased in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>June 2025 visitor count down 2.6%</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The cruise ship visitor count alone was up BY CHARLES M. KELLY Avalon visitor counts for June 2025 were 2.6% lower than June 2024, according to data recently released by Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority. Love Catalina counted 129,854 arrivals in June. Visitor counts were down for passengers arriving by sea, by cross channel carriers, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Public on vacation proposed rental rules</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:57:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part two of two. Last week the Avalon City Council approved the introduction of an ordinance updating the rules or short-term rentals. The adoption of the ordinance will return to the council at a future date. There were a lot of questions from members of the public who spoke at Aug. 5 meeting. Due to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon City Council approves cannabis delivery business permit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:53:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon City Council on Tuesday, Aug. 5, unanimously approved a permit for Catalina Cannabis, LLC. The permit is for one year. The year officially started Wednesday, Aug. 6. The business will be able to apply for a renewed permit 60 days before the expiration date. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent items are [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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